Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  “The Fire Order Era’s fire spirits’ betrayal.”

  The Heavenly Prison’s lord said with a sore voice as if there were endless insects glued onto her throat creepily spoke for her, “There aren’t many who could have the fire spirits to betray the ancient agreement.”

  Mister Bi Luo nodded, “Indeed. After reaching an agreement with Heaven, the fire spirits must have turned traitor for some unknown reason. But don’t forget that the fire spirits also once made an agreement with the Fuxi Celestial Race, hence, if this mysterious person is a Fuxi, it would explain a lot.”

  “Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch emerged once again, this should be handled by both Heavenly Monarch Di Ming and Mu Xiantian. But now that they are on bad terms, they will probably ignore this.”

  The Heavenly Prison’s lord fell back into silence and after some time, she suggested, “We could probably catch up with the one who used Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch if we chase after him right now.”

  “It’ll be hard, but not impossible. The Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch’s speed is too quick for us but we should still give it a shot.”

  Mister Bi Luo sighed, “His timing is very on point. Now that the Zi Wei Galaxy’s powers are all focusing on the war of throne, they have inevitably neglected the situation here, giving that person the opportunity….”

  “These fools care about nothing but their own profit!”

  The Heavenly Prison’s lord walked away and coldly said, “He will not go anywhere as long as the fire spirits are with him. These ancient spirits made an agreement with Heaven and the contract is right in my prison. No matter where they go, they will not escape from Heaven’s eyes and ears for we are Heaven’s eyes and ears!”

  The lord stood right at the entrance of her prison’s entrance, took out the fire spirit contract, summoned Bing Yin, Ding Mao, Wu Chen and said, “Take this contract and the warden drum, enter Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch and bring the traitors to me!”

  The three wardens bowed at their lord, each took out a massive drum, carried it behind their back and they jumped down from the prison, entering the ancient continent and Imperial Road.

  In the skies, another crimson red light stream split the clouds apart and dashed away quickly.

  Mister Bi Luo frowned right away, The Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch had been sealed for a very long time but it’s been used three times recently. Is Heaven’s reign going to be affected by this? Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch itself is already a forbidden word….

  A cold crawled down his spine and Mister Bi Luo shivered, causing him to shake his head vigorously to chase the treasonous thought from his mind.

  He was Heaven’s messenger, one that represented Heaven, so how could he doubt the Heaven?

  However, a seed had taken root in his heart; Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch, it was the pathway only the Heavenly Monarch could take.

  A path that only the ruler of heaven could walk, hence, this path was also a treasonous one to Heaven so anyone who walked on Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch must be eliminated!

  The increased in Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch’s appearance frequency had Mister Bi Luo feeling extremely uneasy.

  …

  Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch.

  Zhong Yue looked towards the front and he couldn’t help but be amazed at the “path” he saw!

  The portal was to activate the teleportal light stream to move objects somewhere far away without an actual path. All one could see was light, but the Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch was very different from ordinary portals.

  Now, a path made of light surrounded Zhong Yue, as if Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch was a path opened by a Heavenly Sovereign right into Zi Wei from Celestial Fire Star, creating a short cut right in the endless space!

  The ancient ship flew swiftly in the Celestial Fire Star, and in no time, they would fly past the ancient universe, entering the 3,000 Six Paths Worlds and right into the first Six Paths World!

  What is in the Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch?

  The more he tried to figure it out, the more he frowned, Feng Xiaozhong said that the thing hidden here was very useful to him, but the Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch had already left Zi Wei and entered the ancient universe. Throughout the way, Zhong Yue saw nothing and this had left him puzzled.

  Could it be that I missed it because it was so fast?

  Meanwhile, the ancient ship still traveled quickly in the Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch, flashing past the skies quickly and disappearing right away.

  Suddenly, Zhong Yue felt some tremblings coming from the ancient ship. To his surprise, its speed slowed down, which was impossible in the Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch!

  This was a massive portal across dimensions, there was no way this could happen, but it did, right before him.

  Slower and slower, it felt like they had entered a muddy area and they found moving to be a difficult task right now.

  At the same time, Zhong Yue shook when he saw massive warships within Imperial Road!

  These mysterious warships had come from nowhere, each filled with colorful banners and stood majestic celestials.

  Ones with human heads and serpent bodies!

  They looked like they were in a hurry, passing by Zhong Yue with incredible speed.

  But they were all tense and agitated, as if they were heading towards war.

  Next, crystal clear warhorns sounded out as a monarch warship sailed out, boarded with only monarchs. Zhong Yue was shocked to see hundreds of monarchs on that ship.

  And among them was Dao Venerate Fu Min!

  He was just right there, surrounded by monarchs. He who seemingly noticed Zhong Yue was also in surprise.

  The monarch warship trembled slightly upon reaching to a halt and Dao Venerate Fu Min was taking a clear look at Zhong Yue.

  Just like him, Zhong Yue was also examining Dao Venerate Fu Min. This monarch had grown old, his body and Yuan Shen had been eroded by time and the essence in his body was slowly fading.

  This Dao Venerate Fu Min he saw was an old one.

  “What is Your Majesty looking at?” smiled one of the monarchs onboard.

  “The future.”

  Dao Venerate Fu Min’s vision skipped through time and after recovering from his surprise, he smiled, “10,000 years into the future is what I see. A young descendant of mine arrived here and he too, seems to be able to see me. The surprise on his face is very interesting. Heh, now that fate and destiny are all messed up, even a Dao God won’t be able to divine the future. But right here in Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch, I actually saw a future Fuxi.”

  Another monarch laughed, “Your Majesty, you can draw his appearance out and perhaps, the future Fuxi monarchs would be able to look for him with the drawing.”

  Dao Venerate Fu Min however, shook his head and rebutted, “I have a lot of respect for the future, I wish not to change it… Wait, that is interesting….”

  The surprise on his face intensified upon seeing Xin Huo who was standing on Zhong Yue’s shoulder and staring right at him.

  “Interesting, interesting indeed. I thought he was lost but… he’s right there.”

  The monarchs were all confused but Dao Venerate Fu Min did not explain, “It really is interesting to be able to look into the future. Come, set sail… No, wait!”

  He quickly halted the warship, looked towards the ancient ship with an empty mind as Zhong Yue performed [Fu Min Dao Venerate Heart Sutra Scripture], the art he created!

  Dao Venerate Fu Min was in awe; though Zhong Yue’s moves were still rough, not as flexible and practiced as his, the [Fu Min Dao Venerate Heart Sutra Scripture] was still his own art!

  Seems like he is trying to tell me something.

  Dao Venerate Fu Min thought.

  After some time, he saw the young man taking out a bead and he saw his son, the old Fu Shang who was still tied by two galaxies.

  “Father, kill!”

  Fu
Shang knelt to the ground and cried, “Kill me! Only death can free me from my sins!”

  Dao Venerate Fu Min startled as he saw Fu Shang, and suddenly, a gentle smile climbed onto his face.

  As loud as he shouted, Fu Shang’s voice was unable to travel 10,000 years back and everything he tried to send out was erased by time.

  “What did Your Majesty see?” an innate monarch beside Dao Venerate Fu Min laughed.

  “Nothing, the future’s image disappeared.”

  Dao Venerate Fu Min remained a calm expression as he stared at Zhong Yue and his own son, “The monarchs in ancient universe are on a rampage and their nonsense can only be suppressed by absolute strength or they will become the root to all chaos in the universe.”

  Chapter 1025: My Funeral |

  Dao Venerate Fu Min left, and with his departure, the return of ancient ship’s speed. They continued sailing through the Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch with an empty-minded Crown Prince Fu Shang kneeling on the ground. After some time, the crown prince silently returned back to the Six Paths Bead.

  He did not disappear, meaning that Dao Venerate Fu Min did not alter the past.

  If father killed me, then there might not be we Fuxi Celestial Race’s extinction. He thought, And if the annihilation did not happen, my death will wash away my sins.

  But nothing was changed.

  Zhong Yue sighed silently and kept the bead away.

  Gradually, the ancient ship sailed further away, and just as they were about to leave the ancient universe, the ship felt like it had entered a muddy area again and its speed slowed down once again.

  From the back, luxurious warships caught up with them, each filled with white banners and many gods of war standing on these warships.

  Among them were Fuxi Celestial Race and some other races, but like ghostly spirits, these warships sailed past the ancient ship and Zhong Yue could only watch as this funeral fleet passed him.

  This fleet was a massive one and the escorts were immensely powerful; what kind of existence’s passing was fit enough to have such a grand ceremony?

  Did we run into Dao Venerate Fu Min’s funeral?

  Beside him, Hundun Yu was also staring at this fleet that sailed past them and suddenly, his mind went blank and he shouted, “Mister Yi! Look at that monarch, he looks exactly like me!”

  Zhong Yue looked towards the direction he pointed and he too, lost his thoughts for a second for he saw a middle-age Hundun Yu!

  A Hundun Clan’s monarch!

  Unlike the young Hundun Yu, this middle-age Hundun Yu they saw emitted a powerful and capable vibe. This Hundun Yu was also holding onto a massive coffin.

  Beside the middle age Hundun Yu, Zhong Yue also saw other powerful existences, all in the monarch level and they too, were holding onto this coffin as if they were escorting their late lord to his funeral.

  Zhong Yue was stunned, he saw his wives, Yin Fanxuan, Jin Hexi and many other familiar faces, Qiu Jin’er, Senior Martial Sister Jun, Yi Wanjun and Shi Yinji.

  They too, were in their middle ages.

  Apart from them, there were other stranger faces but they were all mired in sadness and grief as they held onto the coffin.

  “A middle-age Hundun Yu, is this the future?”

  Zhong Yue murmured, “Who is in the coffin? Why are the future monarchs escorting this dead to his tomb? He is the future Heavenly Monarch!”

  At the next second, he realized that it was the thousand winged ancient ship that was carrying the monarch’s tomb on it!

  His heart thumped as he never expected to see the thousand winged ancient ship, the exact same one that he and Hundun Yu were onboard right now!

  But unlike this one they were sailing in, the future ancient ship was not damaged and weathered at all. Instead, it looked entirely new as if it was just fresh out from the dock!

  Each and every single scratch on this ancient ship was repaired.

  Surrounded by the other warships, the ancient warship sailed in the center and Zhong Yue lost his ability to think again upon seeing the words on the banners.

  Hundun Yu who also saw the words then read it out loud, “Sovereign Tai of the Zhong Shan Clan…. Sovereign Tai? Zhong Shan Clan? What race is this? I must record it down!”

  But suddenly, he was halted by Zhong Yue and the confused Hundun Yu asked, “Mister Yi?”

  “Don’t record it.”

  With a sore voice, Zhong Yue shook his head, “Don’t record this. The future has yet to come into reality, just don’t record it.”

  Hundun Yu was very confused, he did not know why Zhong Yue was so fixated on this scene.

  Meanwhile, Zhong Yue clenched his fist and grabbed onto his heart as pain rose within his chest vaguely.

  This was his own funeral, the one lying in the monarch coffin was the old him.

  “This is my fault, Zhong Yue.”

  A saddened Xin Huo murmured, “I’m manifesting in your soul, absorbing your life essence, which decreased your life span significantly. Even if you entered the monarch level, you’d only have 60,000 years of life. I should leave.”

  “No.”

  Zhong Yue looked as his coffin exited his vision along with the powerful ones escorting his body. A laughter burst out, “This is not your fault but my own decision. I will become Sovereign Tai in the future, a Heavenly Monarch. Do you think I know nothing about how your existence in my soul will decrease my life span? If the future me chose this, then the current me will also choose the same path. Besides…”

  Zhong Yue smiled, “The future is not absolute. Didn’t Great Si Ming destroy my Imperial Star and alter the future? If he can, then I can pull it off as well!”

  He laughed happily, “In the future, I will become an immortal Dao God! Xin Huo, you have nothing on me!”

  Xin Huo however, remained silent.

  Just how hard was altering the future?

  Great Si Ming was strong enough to alter the future but can the future Zhong Yue do the same?

  The ancient ship continued sailing forward and finally, they entered the 3,000 Six Paths Worlds.

  Zhong Yue’s heart sank to the bottom. If they continued, they would be entering the first Six Paths World, and it will not be long until they ran into the Skymetrical Scroll left behind by Imperial Emperor Xian Tian, which would halt the teleportation.

  Up until now, whatever Feng Xiaozhong mentioned was in Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch had yet to be found but if he said there was something, then there would definitely be something. However, given how oddly the Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch worked and how they saw the past and the future of those who walked Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch, perhaps he would run into the same thing that Feng Xiaozhong had run into.

  Then, the ancient ship started sailing away quickly again. In front of them was the Bo Luo Six Paths Worlds. They would pass the monarch battleground as they passed Bo Luo Six Paths World. This was where that evil existence had ambushed the escort company of Dao Venerate Fu Min’s coffin, planting the seed for the Fuxi Celestial Race’s doom!

  Suddenly, the ancient ship rumbled slightly, stopped once again in the middle of nowhere.

  “This is the third time!”

  Hundun Yu murmured in surprise, “What now? Hmmm, the funeral fleet again!”

  “Wind!”

  “Great wind!”

  Zhong Yue heard the mind-shattering battle cries as Fuxi Celestial Race’s war song was rumbled in Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch; Dao Venerate Fu Min’s funeral fleet had arrived, the warships sailed forth, all boarded with Fuxi Celestial Race’s gods of war who sung the war song.

  Dao Venerate Fu Min had arrived, in his coffin.

  The once invincible and majestic Heavenly Monarch now lay quietly in his coffin. The monarch warship stopped suddenly and so did the other warships, like time had frozen at this exact moment!

  Without a sign, Zhong Yue saw rumblings coming from the coffin, and one after another, wood stakes detached from the coffin, fl
ying into the air and floating there like swords!

  In the coffin, Dao Venerate Fu Min’s body stood straight up!

  Zhong Yue’s heart thumped, goosebumps rose and in his psyche ocean, the fire burning on Xin Huo’s head sparked fiercely upon this scene!

  At his side, Hundun Yu, however, felt nothing. He stood there without moving a finger at all as if time had been stopped.

  Meanwhile, one after another spirit balls emerged from Dao Venerate Fu Min’s body, branded onto Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch and they seemingly merged with the Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch before disappearing.

  Dong—

  Dao Venerate Fu Min’s body fell back into the coffin, the sword-like wooden planks attached back onto the coffin like nothing happened.

  The abnormal time freeze had dispersed and the funeral fleet continued moving forward like nothing happened.

  The ancient ship rumbled continuously in an attempt to move forward but it was anchored onto the same place like it was frozen in time.

  On the same ship, Hundun Yu was still stuck in the time freeze. Zhong Yue raised his arms and Hundun Yu was still unable to move but Zhong Yue could move freely as he wished.

  So that’s how it is! I see it now!

  Zhong Yue’s heart thumped quickly; Feng Xiaozhong did not tell him that this thing left in the Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch was not something that Dao Venerate Fu Min specifically hid here so that he could retrieve it!

  The opening of the coffin, Dao Venerate Fu Min’s body summoning the spirit balls, these spirit balls were left for him by Dao Venerate Fu Min!

  Feng Xiaozhong must have seen this scene as well but not knowing how to retrieve them, he let it go.

  Zhong Yue examined Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch, frowned slightly as there was no traces in Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch. These spirit balls hid within Imperial Road of Heavenly Monarch and he knew where these spirit balls were but he just didn’t know how to retrieve them.

  His psyche gushed out in an attempt to retrieve them but he sensed nothing at all.

  He reached out his palms, which enlarged under the influence of his energy and he got nothing when he reached his palms into the dimensions where these spirit balls located!